Vest Surname

30,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Vest Surname Definition:

A corruption of Vast, which see.

Vest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,4031:25,1663,168
Denmark8011:7,047643
France3981:166,89125,994
Germany3971:202,78523,220
Russia3891:370,49636,324
Australia3641:74,1648,706
England2471:225,57918,901
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Canada791:466,40040,200
Israel731:117,22812,979
Finland531:103,71110,499
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Faroe Islands221:2,227257
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Wales171:182,03112,022
India171:45,121,493474,784
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Scotland151:356,92115,763
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Norway131:395,56035,657
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0891:24,0402,984

Vest (145) may also be a first name.

Vest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Vast, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vest Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vest Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vest (Georgian: ვესტ, Hindi: वेस्ट, Russian: Вест) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,155th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 411,191 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Vest reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vest is also the 766,399th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 145 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,403 people, or 1 in 25,166. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Vest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vest last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vest last name are 15.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Vest earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning 358,834 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,280 per year; in United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veste89703/
Vesth89381/
Viest89131/
Voest8976/
Vestå8915/
Vehst898/
Veist896/
Hvest895/
Vests894/
Veyst892/
Vuest892/
Veast892/
Vesst891/
Vhest891/
Vet8623,435/
Ves861,894/
Veiset8068/
Veiste8015/
Vestch805/
Vestås802/
Veyset801/
Veyste801/
Vieszt801/
Vesste801/
West75409,029/
Best75110,527/
Viet7587,320/
Veit7520,793/
Veas759,161/
Veys753,287/
Fest753,233/
Vess752,938/
Vast752,356/
Vete752,268/
Veth752,061/
Vets751,560/
Veis751,556/
Vesh751,510/
Vese751,434/
Vist751,307/
Veus751,138/
Veyt75925/
Vető75487/
Vies75458/
Vöst75347/
Vost75342/
Vees75315/
Vett75288/
Vejs75195/
Veet75142/
Vyst7552/
Uest7544/
Vesp7515/
Vwet7514/
Väst7512/
Vhes7510/
Vejt759/
Veht757/
Veds756/
Vues755/
Vesr755/
Vehs754/
Veat753/
Vuet753/
Vesj753/
Hvet753/
Veut752/
Vedt752/
Vetp752/
Vges752/
Vhet751/
Hves751/
Vetd751/
Vjst751/
Veysset731,094/
Veiseth73134/
Vestova7338/
Veisset733/
Vestsch731/
Feist6713,089/
Ve6712,198/
Veith6711,713/
Wiest6711,402/
Visht677,532/
Vieth677,235/
Weist674,046/
Beste673,643/
Wuest673,285/
Viste672,282/
Feast671,982/
Vette671,793/
Woest671,724/
Westh671,707/
Weast671,154/
Feest67934/
Vesce67869/
Weste67838/
Veisz67769/
Vaast67757/
Vethe67751/
Veiss67654/
Fiest67605/
Visth67572/
Feste67559/
Fehst67559/
Veits67535/
Veidt67445/
Vesse67435/
Beust67324/
Vezse67304/
Vetch67297/
Vecht67275/
Viszt67232/
Vehse67208/
Vetås67190/
Veise67190/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Foest67181/
Beyst67167/
Veite67165/
Viedt67156/
Feyst67145/
Veyts67139/
Vuist67137/
Veydt67119/
Festő67106/
Vaist67105/
Åvist6796/
Veath6794/
Vuyst6785/
Vuete6777/
Feszt6776/
Viehs6774/
Vasht6764/
Weest6760/
Vuets6755/
Veats6750/
Biest6747/
Viess6745/
Veshe6742/
Veshh6739/
Besht6737/
Festø6737/
Vesch6736/
Weust6735/
Westt6732/
Vesze6726/
Besth6724/
Beist6722/
Vetts6721/
Huest6721/
Vöste6721/
Bestt6718/
Veese6717/
Pfest6717/
Viesz6717/
Vasth6716/
Fejst6716/
Håvet6715/
Vwete6715/
Veijs6714/
Viett6713/
Veiht6712/
Veyss6711/
Vejsz6711/
Vhete6711/
Vetse6711/
Veyse6710/
Wesst6710/
Vedts6710/
Weyst679/
Vahst679/
Whest677/
Veysh677/
Veeth677/
Veete676/
Vetsh676/
Voist676/
Beszt676/
Veïte676/
Vouet676/
Ueste676/
Beast675/
Weszt675/
Västå675/
Veash675/
Veitt674/
Vedsø674/
Vease673/
Veshp673/
Feust673/
Veish672/
Vhist672/
Wedst672/
Bestz672/
Veate672/
Hvies671/
Faest671/
Bhest671/
Bests671/
Voues671/
Vesph671/
Veyds671/
Vgeet671/
Vgesh671/
Vheth671/
Viesh671/
Veesh671/
Vasst671/
Veess671/
Fesst671/
Fests671/
Vastt671/
Visst671/
Veuth671/
Ouest671/
Hvost671/
Vistt671/
Westd671/
Vastå671/
Vehte671/
Vejss671/
Vejth671/
Veesr671/
Vessø671/
Fesht671/
Bedst671/
Veasd671/
Bgest671/
Veihs671/
Vettz671/
Vehys671/
Veett671/
Wwest670/
Veets670/
Vists670/
Veyte670/
Veahs670/
Veyht670/
Vieht670/
Westz670/
Vueth670/
Veyth670/
Waest670/

Vest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vest in the Georgian language
ვესტvest-
Vest in the Hindi language
वेस्टvesta88.89
वस्तvasta11.11
Vest in the Russian language
Вестvest-

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